Crochet Snowflake Sifnos

Give your Christmas tree a heartfelt touch of homemade with these delicate crocheted snowflakes. So easy and beautiful!

What you'll needThe size depends on the thread and the hook you'll choose to use. However, just to give you an idea of this snowflake's size, with cotton thread size 10 and crochet hook size 2 mm it will be 10 cm (about 4 inches) in diameter. You can use heavier thread and bigger hook, or thinner thread and smaller hook and you'll have a bigger or smaller motif. You will also need a needle to weave in loose ends and a pair of scissors.To stiffen the snowflakes you will need white pva glue, stainless steel pins (or toothpicks), plastic wrap and some kind of foam/blocking board.

InstructionsMake a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 23 dc in ring, pull the thread end to tighten the ring and join with sl st in 3rd ch of first ch3.

StiffeningPrint out this blocking template. It will help you make your snowflakes symmetrical. Tape it on your blocking board and then cover it with plastic wrap.Prepare a mix of equal amounts of white craft glue and water, or use your preferred stiffening solution.Soak the snowflake in the solution, squeeze out the excess and spread out the snowflake on the plastic wrap-covered pinning board, having right side facing up. Use stainless steel pins and start by pinning the center. Work your way out pinning as you go until you reach the desired look. While it is still wet, you can sprinkle glitter and make it sparkly. Let dry completely. Remove from the board. To hang the snowflake, attach a piece of thread, yarn, ribbon, invisible thread or wire.

The stiffening solution will permanently damage your pins, so it's best to set the used ones aside for use in future starching projects.

Abbreviations

ch

chain

sc

single crochet

dc

double crochet

tr

treble crochet

sp

space

sl st

slip stitch

( )

work instructions the number of times specified or work instructions in the stitch or space indicated or contains explanatory remarks

*

work instructions following * as many times as indicated

This tutorial is for personal use onlyYou can use it to make as many snowflakes as you like for yourself or as gifts for friends, but please don't make any for sale. Please feel free to borrow photos if you want to blog about this project, but remember to credit me and link back to the original source. Do not reproduce my entire tutorial on your site. Thanks!